William Collier Sr.

Born: 1864-11-12

William Collier Sr. was born on November 12, 1864 in New York City, New York, as William Morenus. He was an actor and writer, known for Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), Harmony at Home (1930) and Up the River (1930). He was married to Paula Marr and Louise Allen. He died on January 13, 1944 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, from pneumonia.


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Television Spy

as James Llewellyn
Released: 1939-10-20

A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and...

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Annapolis Farewell

as Rumboat Charlie
Released: 1935-08-23

Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and,...

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The Murder Man

as 'Pop' Grey
Released: 1935-07-12

Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town....

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Cain and Mabel

as Pop Walters
Released: 1936-09-26

A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.

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The Washington Masquerade

as Peter Babcock
Released: 1932-07-09

An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After...

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Persons in Hiding

as Burt Nast
Released: 1939-02-10

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.

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Up the River

as Pop
Released: 1930-10-10

Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious...

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Miracle on Main Street

as Dr. Miles
Released: 1939-12-19

On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady...

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Cheaters

as K.C. Kelly
Released: 1934-05-11

A criminal gang is after a rich man's money. A female member of the gang gets the bright idea of...

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The Bride Comes Home

as Alfred Desmereau
Released: 1935-12-25

A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine....

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Josette

as David Brassard Sr.
Released: 1938-06-03

Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think...

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Give Us This Night

as Priest
Released: 1936-03-06

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman...

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All of Me

as Jerry Helman
Released: 1934-02-01

A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend...

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High Society Blues

as Horace Divine
Released: 1930-03-23

After selling his business in Iowa, Eli Granger and his family move to an exclusive Scarsdale...

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Love on a Bet

as Uncle Carlton MacCreigh
Released: 1936-03-06

Aspiring Producer Michael McCreigh convinces Uncle Carlton to finance a play on the condition...

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Broadway to Hollywood

as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)
Released: 1933-09-15

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife...

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Thanks for the Memory

as Jim Platt
Released: 1938-11-11

Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife...

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A Successful Failure

as Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley
Released: 1934-10-14

Ellery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares...

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Disputed Passage

as Dr. William Cunningham
Released: 1939-10-25

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl...

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The Brat

as Judge O'Flaherty
Released: 1931-08-23

A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration...

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After Tomorrow

as Willie Taylor
Released: 1932-03-06

In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents,...

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Happy Days

as End Man - Minstrel Show
Released: 1929-09-16

Margie, singer on a showboat, decides to try her luck in New York inspite of being in love with...

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Madison Square Garden

as Doc Williams
Released: 1932-11-04

Eddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his...

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The Crosby Case

as The Detective--Police Sgt. Melody
Released: 1934-03-05

Former lovers get together to clear themselves when the police suspect them of murder.

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Hot Saturday

as Mr. Brock
Released: 1932-10-28

A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an...

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Harmony at Home

as Joe Haller
Released: 1930-01-12

This comedy story of Joe Haller unwittingly running a sweatshop and Mama Haller keeping the...

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Annabelle's Affairs

as Wickham
Released: 1931-06-14

After only 11 hours of marriage, Annabelle and her husband separate-not knowing what each other...

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Six Cylinder Love

as Richard Burton
Released: 1931-05-10

Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car and friends start pressing them...

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Wife and Auto Trouble

as The Meek Husband (as William Collier)
Released: 1916-03-05

A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications...

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The Hard-Boiled Canary

as Dr. Joseph E. Maddy
Released: 1941-06-08

A young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a...

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Say It in French

as Howland
Released: 1938-11-25

An American golf pro falls in love with a woman while visiting France; before long they are...

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She's My Weakness

as David Tuttle
Released: 1930-08-01

Tommy Mills and Marie Thurber, sweethearts, plan to marry when Tommy sells some land he has...

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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

as Ed Moresby
Released: 1936-10-06

Carrie Snyder is a prostitute, who is forced out of the fictional southern town of Crebillon,...

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Invitation to Happiness

as Mr. Wayne
Released: 1939-06-07

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.

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Fatty and the Broadway Stars

as William Collier - Broadway Star
Released: 1915-12-15

Fatty and the Broadway Stars is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty...

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Mr. Lemon Of Orange

as Mr. Blake
Released: 1931-03-22

A fast and uproarious farce of gunmen, gun molls, and the Swedish boy's night out.

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